Venezuela opposition: Hugo Chavez secrecy feeds rumors

By Ian James

Published January 2, 2013 5:00am ET

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Venezuela opposition: Hugo Chavez secrecy feeds rumors — A woman holds an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez as people gather to pray for him at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is confronting "new complications" due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, his Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday evening in Cuba as he visited the ailing leader for the first time since his operation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | Ariana Cubillos

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez’s condition Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader’s health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba.

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